don knapp with more on the dramatic rescue >>> it took a massive effort of hostage negotiators fbi agents boats and planes and u.s. coast guard to bring the alleged parental abduction to a peaceful end. a coast guard cutter pulls up to a dock monterey ending a three day ordeal for two children on board brooklyn and devon or released to their mother the children's father christopher maffei taken into custody and faces charges of parental subduction the child endangerment and kidnapping >>> i'm so relieved when i heard they were found and save i hugged my devon, he comes up to me normally when he's here he sleeps with me, so he got in his regular spot and fell asleep >>> the ordeal began tuesday when the children's father took the children from his girlfriend's house and stole a boat from alameda and headed after golden gate and down to monterey the coast guard track the boat when it headed away from monterey the coast guard went into action >>> because of the terrain there is no place to get fuel or anchor but it was nighttime with two small children on board that wanted to ensure the safe